Jim Beam Racing Falcon of James Courtney finished eighth after glancing the wall at the final corner.

The Walkinshaw Racing pair of Paul Dumbrell (Autobarn Commodore) and David Reynolds (Bundaberg Red Commodore) will start ninth and 10th respectively. Reynolds took the biggest fall down the order after provisionally being second.

The only man with a chance of snatching the title – Toll HRT’s Will Davison – will start 18th.